THE Alliance till the end of 2020 
The alliance of Hapag-LLoyd, HMM, ONE and Yang Ming, called THE Alliance, has announced service adjustments to better match resources and "fluctuating demand" of the global shipping market. Between Asia and North Europe, the FP1, FP2, FE2, and FE3 will maintain... more
OMP sells shares to Ackermans & van Haaren
Ackermans & van Haaren plans to acquire a 20% participation in OMP. Founded in 1985, OMP is a player in the fast-growing digitised supply chain planning (SCP) market. It has grown to be a company with almost 700 employees and with a direct presence in more than ten... more
Swiss intermodal operator adds capacity
Hupac responds to the increasing demand for intermodal connections from/to southeast Europe by increasing the frequency between the Netherlands and Austria starting from week 46. The direct train connection between Rotterdam and Vienna offers seamless ongoing connection to... more
ITJ Video News – 12 November 2020
In the ITJ Video News of 12 November 2020, editor-in-chief Chris Doepgen presents news on Japan’s Ocean Network Express; Qatar Airways Cargo’s partnership with Champ Cargosystems; the new chair of Interferry’s board; Rail Cargo Hungaria’s activities in the Italian port of... more
The bigger the better
Emirates Skycargo, the airfreight division of Emirates, the world's largest operator of A380 (115), has started utilising the world's biggest passenger aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. Emirates' first... more
UN shipping report for 2020 gloomy
In its shipping report "Review of Maritime Transport for 2020", Unctad shows the following picture: In 2019, the global fleet grew by 4.1% to approx. 98,000 commercial vessels while maritime trade volumes expanded by 0.5% reaching a total level of 11.08 billion t,... more
Annaleena Mäkilä elected
Annaleena Mäkilä was unanimously elected as chair of the European Sea Ports Organisation by the general assembly in Brussels (Belgium). Since 2012, she has been managing director, CEO of the Finnish Ports Association and now, Mäkilä will take Eamonn O'Reilly's role, who has... more
SF Airlines flies to Frankfurt/Main
SF Airlines, China's largest provider of maindeck capacity with a fleet of 60 aircraft, has launched its fourth service to Europe. Operated by a B747-400F, the route links Wuhan with Frankfurt/Main and is the third new connection the company has added this year (after... more
New West Africa Service in 2021
Singapore-headquartered Ocean Network Express (ONE) plans to launch a new weekly Europe - West Africa Service (EWX). The first voyage is scheduled to start in February 2021. The port rotation will be: Hamburg – Rotterdam – Antwerp – Le Havre – Algeciras – Tangier – Dakar – Tema... more
Unilever banks on Logista Pharma
In Spain, the new pharmacy division of Unilever - U-Labs - runs the distribution of its products via Logista Pharma. The mass consumer group Unilever, owner of brands such as Dove Rexona or Signal, has decided that U-labs will begin operating in pharmacies through two oral... more